candelabrum

Object NameCandelabrum with Engraved Panel

Manufacturer T. G. Hawkes & Company (American, 1880-1962)

Made FromGlass, Sterling Silver

Date1920-1930

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved, assembled

SizeOverall H: 20.9 cm, W: 27.8 cm; Base Diam: 10.1 cm

Accession Number2011.4.54

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

A similar piece is shown in a 1920's photograph of the Hawkes showroom on Market Street in Corning, NY.

Physical DescriptionCandelabrum with Engraved Panel. Colorless glass; sterling silver; blown, cut, engraved, assembled. Candelabrum with rectangular engraved panel depicting four swimming fish. Panel fixed in sterling silver mount, which also holds two glass inverted bell-shaped panel-cut candle cups. Sterling silver mount fixed to circular colorless panel-cut glass foot.
Provenance

Source From the Cutter's Wheel - 2011-05-18